Disorderly Brexit could cause loss of 80,000 Irish jobs, report warnsDepartment of Finance and ESRI expect deep economic damage in every Brexit scenarioTue Mar 26 2019 - 00:01
The robots are coming, but for who? Waiters and shelf stackersONS report assesses which workers are likely to be overtaken by automationMon Mar 25 2019 - 11:39
OECD report highlights growing prevalence of ‘grey zone’ workStudy assesses policy responses of member states to precarious work arrangementsThu Mar 21 2019 - 16:34
National Lottery ‘disappointed’ by Minister’s comments on synthetic lottosDonohoe says no evidence of lotto sales being hit by new wave of offshore operatorsThu Mar 21 2019 - 13:25
Brexit ‘the biggest and most unknown threat’ to travel industryIrish Travel Agents Association boss says uncertainty has led to hesitation in bookingsThu Mar 21 2019 - 12:59
New mortgage lending increased to nearly €9bn last yearCentral Bank figures record biggest jump since 2009, but total remains low by historical standardsWed Mar 20 2019 - 18:47
Majority would pay higher taxes to resolve housing crisis, study findsResearch also suggests more than two-thirds list financial security in old age as top riskTue Mar 19 2019 - 17:39
Risk from high debt levels may be overstated, departmental study findsResearch suggests significant part of private-sector debt stems from multinationalsTue Mar 19 2019 - 14:05
Thousands may be missing out on lucrative tax reliefsSurvey by taxback.com suggests most people are unaware of tax-saving schemesTue Mar 19 2019 - 11:44
Northern Ireland threat to all-island electricity marketNorth’s utility regulator denies plan to break away from Republic is linked to BrexitMon Mar 18 2019 - 07:00
Exports hit record €13.7bn in January as reliance on UK declinesStrong trading performance comes amid signs of global slowdownFri Mar 15 2019 - 19:48
Hogan accuses DUP of ‘political hypocrisy’ over NI tariffs planCommissioner says proposal likely to breach WTO rulesFri Mar 15 2019 - 11:27
Clear signs of cooling in Irish economyWhile headline numbers flatter, key quarterly metrics soften ahead of BrexitThu Mar 14 2019 - 19:49
No-deal Brexit would be ‘an epic level of idiocy,’ says Larry SummersFormer US treasury secretary advises best solution would be another referendumThu Mar 14 2019 - 16:53
Economy grew more than 3 times faster than euro average in 2018CSO says 3% growth in domestic demand better indicator of activity on the groundThu Mar 14 2019 - 11:03
Irish deposit rates barely a tenth of euro area averageCentral Bank figures highlights ongoing disparity between rates here and elsewhereFri Mar 08 2019 - 12:48
Brexit uncertainty weighs heavily on Irish SME sectorNew report suggests ongoing uncertainty is causing negative trends in several areasFri Mar 08 2019 - 07:44
Colin Hunt takes over as new AIB chief executiveHunt succeeds Bernard Byrne, who announced his decision to leave in OctoberFri Mar 08 2019 - 07:22
Stocks weaken as ECB defers rate hike amid Brexit uncertaintyECB announces funding handouts, pushes back rate hikeThu Mar 07 2019 - 17:52
Live Register falls to new 11-year low as employment growsLatest monthly figures show number of claimants fell 3,500 to 196,500 in FebruaryThu Mar 07 2019 - 16:39
Primark announces plan to move 220 UK-based staff to DublinFashion retailer denies staff given ultimatum to move or face redundancyThu Mar 07 2019 - 14:48
McDonald’s on Grafton St reopens after €1.5m faceliftBurger giant’s new look store contains new self-service ordering kiosks and table serviceThu Mar 07 2019 - 12:03
Minimum wage rise in 2016 had little impact on household incomeESRI research shows 50 cent increase in minimum wage reduced income inequalityThu Mar 07 2019 - 06:00
Private sector may never be able to supply 35,000 homes, housebuilder warnsGlenveagh Properties says private market does not have resources to meet demandWed Mar 06 2019 - 14:35
Mrs Brown’s Boys actor on latest tax defaulters’ listLatest list also includes TV presenter Mark Cagney and trainer Alan FlemingTue Mar 05 2019 - 16:16
Lakeland’s takeover of LacPatrick gets green lightProposed merger will create second-largest dairy processor on island of IrelandTue Mar 05 2019 - 13:14
Unemployment rate revised up to 5.6% but overall trend ‘still downward’Fall in State’s jobless rate has slowed but is still falling, CSO saysTue Mar 05 2019 - 11:35
European stocks hit five-month highsAIB shares fall 2% after the bank reports a dip in profit for last year and a lower-than-expected level of capital reservesFri Mar 01 2019 - 18:45
Daily Mail to cut more than 20% of its Irish staffMedia group says downsizing triggered by falling paper sales and declining ad revenueFri Mar 01 2019 - 15:39
Electric car sales surge by 542% as traditional market stallsFigure of 1,129 registrations in January and February almost surpasses total for last yearFri Mar 01 2019 - 12:24
MacNally opticians chain enters examinership amid mounting lossesDublin largest independent opticians chain granted court protectionThu Feb 28 2019 - 17:54
Retail sales growth hits 10-month low on Brexit fearsNew CSO data show sales grew by 1.2% in January on annual basisThu Feb 28 2019 - 13:48
Irish housing policy aggravating homelessness, says EU CommissionBrussels says rising rents and insufficient construction behind more homelessnessThu Feb 28 2019 - 11:24
Brexit is Thatcherism 2.0, Andrew Marr tells Ibec-hosted eventBBC presenter says prospect of no-deal Brexit still high despite recent parliamentary manoeuvresTue Feb 26 2019 - 16:35
Ibec calls for new SSIA-type savings schemeComplex trends in economy require fresh thinking, employers’ group chief saysTue Feb 26 2019 - 11:46
Will Eir’s €500m investment change the broadband game?Eir takes aim at Virgin as questions about the Government’s NBP project growFri Feb 15 2019 - 05:08
Government under fire for awarding major telecoms contract without tenderLimerick-based Enet had contract to operate network last year without tender processThu Feb 14 2019 - 12:31
Imagine plans €300m wireless broadband networkInvestment to bring high-speed connectivity to rural parts of RepublicWed Feb 13 2019 - 11:16
State’s largest telcos to reveal why they shunned broadband planCompanies are to explain their difficulties with the process to Public Accounts CommitteeTue Feb 12 2019 - 14:32
Rise in sales masks declining footfall, warns Retail IrelandIndustry body’s retail monitor shows value of shopping rose 2.7% in final quarter of 2018Tue Feb 12 2019 - 04:15
EU should ‘waive its right’ to Irish import tariffs in no-deal BrexitIndustry group says additional revenue could be used as support package for Brexit-hit industriesMon Feb 11 2019 - 12:10
Eir plans €500m upgrade to broadband networkFive-year plan to bring fibre to 1.4m homes, including all towns with more than 1,000 homesMon Feb 11 2019 - 09:16
A third of Irish businesses cancel or postpone investments over BrexitLatest AIB Brexit Sentiment Index reveals economic fallout of ongoing uncertaintyMon Feb 11 2019 - 06:38
English rugby fans spend average of €639 in Dublin for Six Nations openerTeneo’s findings indicate match generated €12.4m for local economyMon Feb 11 2019 - 06:38
Construction activity still ‘solid’ despite slower growthUlster Bank barometer suggests housing demand still driving the construction sectorMon Feb 11 2019 - 04:54
Irish workers may be only half as productive as OECD suggestsCSO figures suggest workers are no more productive than their international peersFri Feb 08 2019 - 05:30
Commission cuts Irish growth forecast amid Brexit uncertaintyBrussels says economic outlook for Ireland remains clouded by uncertaintyThu Feb 07 2019 - 12:32
Government urged to rethink housing policy as Brexit nearsOireachtas report criticises aspects of Government policy, including HAP schemeThu Feb 07 2019 - 12:21
Commission cuts Irish growth forecast amid Brexit uncertaintyBrussels says economic outlook for Ireland remains clouded by uncertaintyThu Feb 07 2019 - 10:36
Consumer sentiment inches up in January despite Brexit worriesLatest barometer suggests consumers are still very cautious about outlook for economyThu Feb 07 2019 - 05:30
